Via Monitoring A Plurality Of Physiological Data, E.g., Pulse And Blood Pressure Patents (Class 600/301)
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Patent number: 10860103Abstract: A virtual, augmented, or mixed reality (xR) session is hosted in a physical environment. Physiological measurements of an individual wearing a Head-Mounted Device (HMD) are captured while the individual participates in the xR session. An environmental context of the xR session is determined based on measurements of environmental properties of the physical environment. Physiological states of the individual are determined based on the physiological data. Multiple physiological states may be determined by independent chains that evaluate independent physiological data streams. The environmental context and the physiological states are combined, according to data fusion techniques such as algebraic voting, to determine a physiological classification of the individual. The xR session is modified based on the physiological user classification.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventor: Ray Vivian Kacelenga
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Patent number: 10849552Abstract: Disclosed is a method for interacting with the nervous system. The method includes detecting signals associated with a biological function at one or more sensors. It also includes processing the signals to create a representation thereof, delivering effector responses based on the representations, and controlling a physical process.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Resonea, Inc.Inventors: Sanjiv M. Narayan, Ruchir Sehra
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Patent number: 10850034Abstract: Disclosed are methods and medical device systems for automated delivery of therapies for pain and determination of need for and safety of treatment. In one embodiment, such a medical device system may comprise a sensor configured to sense at least one body signal from a patient; and a medical device configured to receive a first sensed body signal from the sensor; determine a patient pain index based at least in part on said first sensed body signal; determine whether said patient pain index is above at least a first pain index threshold; determine a safety index based at least in part on a second sensed body signal; select a pain treatment regimen based on at least one of said safety index and or a determination that said pain index is above said first pain index threshold; and deliver said pain treatment regimen.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Inventor: Ivan Osorio
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Patent number: 10853414Abstract: A computer-implemented method receives, from a user device, user ID information, a target emotional state value, and target time information, acquires personal physiological rhythm data of a user including a plurality of emotional state values from a data storage, acquires present time information, determines a present emotional state value from the plurality of emotional state values, calculates a difference value between the present emotional state value and the target emotional state value, estimates a spontaneous variation of an emotional state value based on the physiological rhythm data, compensates the difference value by the spontaneous variation, selects a content that is expected to cause the emotional state value of the user to change by the compensated difference value, and provides the selected content to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Miwa Fukino, Motoji Ohmori
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Patent number: 10849513Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a device for sensing at least one biological parameter (e.g., heart rate, heart rate variability) of a subject, the device comprising a contact surface configured for being brought into a contact with a skin surface of the subject. The device has at least one light source for illuminating the skin surface through the contact surface along an illumination source optical axis with illumination including at least one sensing wavelength, and at least one detector for detecting a response of said illumination at least at said wavelength, from the skin surface through the contact surface along a detector optical axis, and providing signals configured for determining said biological parameter based thereon, said illumination optical axis forming with said contact surface an acute included angle.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: CARDIACSENSE LTD.Inventors: Eldad Shemesh, Igor Kouperman, Boris Spektor
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Patent number: 10849562Abstract: A noise reduction processing circuit of the disclosure includes an adaptive filter that receives, as an input signal, a body motion signal that is filtered on a basis of a transfer function, that is calculated by modeling an influence of body motion on a blood flow, and a subtractor that outputs an error signal obtained by subtracting an output value of the adaptive filter from an observed signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Takanori Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10847006Abstract: Systems and methods which detect in video and/or audio data a change in a physiological indicator of a person captured by the video and/or audio data, and which provide feedback indicating when the change in the physiological indicator occurs, are described. A method uses an analytics module operating on at least one processor. Data is received from a video camera worn on a first person. The data is indicative of an interaction between the first person and a second person. A physiological indicator of the second person is detected by analyzing the data. A change in the physiological indicator in the data is determined. An indication of the change in the physiological indicator in the data is transmitted to a sensory device on the first person.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Securus Technologies, LLCInventor: Arthur P. Walters
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Patent number: 10842390Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods directed towards a wearable device (100, 200) that can measure health parameters in two levels. The wearable device can measure a health parameter of a user using an attached sensor (112). This sensor measurement is checked against a threshold database (126, 146, 156) that details an action to be taken if the sensor measurement satisfies a health threshold. The health can be predetermined by the user or by a professional. This action can be a request to the user of the wearable device to move the wearable device to another part of his/her body so that the wearable device can gather a second sensor measurement that can provide more detail or context for the first sensor measurement. The wearable device can thus provide two levels of sensor data measurement, which it can store and synchronize to storage on a network/cloud service (104) or to another electronic device (102).Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: John Cronin, Joseph George Bodkin
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Patent number: 10835186Abstract: Systems and methods for the automatic assessment of a person's fall risk. The systems and methods utilize an objective standard and evaluation of a person's gait and stance, among other factors, to determine such person's current instantaneous likelihood of a fall, as well as such person's future fall risk. The systems and methods utilize machine observations and calculations to reduce or eliminate bias and the use of subjective assessment criteria.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: FORESITE HEALTHCARE, LLCInventors: Erik E. Stone, Donald A. Viragh, George Chronis
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Patent number: 10841744Abstract: Embodiments generally describe systems and methods for using mobile drones as mobile access points for a mesh network, particularly in use for firefighters, or other first responders. Embodiments described herein provide a self-healing mesh network for improved wireless communication between the first responders and the external monitors. The self-healing mesh network may comprise mechanism drones operable to be deployed around a building or emergency area, wherein the drones can act as routers capable of automatically adjusting their position (thereby healing the wireless network) based on the signal needs for each individual located within the building.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Swapnil Gopal Patil, Cleopatra Cabuz, Veerender Sura
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Patent number: 10835129Abstract: An apparatus includes a posture sensing circuit configured to detect a change in posture of a subject; a cardiac signal sensing circuit configured to generate a sensed cardiac signal, wherein the sensed cardiac signal includes heart rate information of the subject; a physiologic sensing circuit configured to generate a sensed physiologic signal, wherein the physiologic signal includes information related to blood pressure of the subject; a storage buffer; and a control circuit operatively coupled to the posture sensing circuit and the storage buffer. The control circuit is configured to initiate storage of the heart rate information and the information related to blood pressure in response to a detected change in posture of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, David J. Ternes, Amy Jean Brisden, Qi An
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Patent number: 10835174Abstract: A patient monitor for monitoring cerebral activity of a patient may include a processor configured to determine a depth of consciousness index for the patient based on electroencephalography (EEG) data and determine regional oxygen saturation for the patient based on regional oximetry data. Additionally, the processor may be configured to determine a metric associated with cerebral activity of the patient based at least in part on the one or more values of the depth of consciousness index and the one or more regional oxygen saturation values and to provide the one or more values of a depth of consciousness index and the metric to an output device.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: James N. Watson, Paul S. Addison
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Patent number: 10839350Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for predicting the behavior of an audience based on the biologically based responses of the audience to a presentation that provides a sensory stimulating experience and determining a measure of the level and pattern of engagement of that audience to the presentation. In particular, the invention is directed to a method and system for predicting whether an audience is likely to view a presentation in its entirety. In addition, the present invention may be used to determine the point at which an audience is likely to change their attention to an alternative sensory stimulating experience including fast forwarding through recorded content, changing the channel or leaving the room when viewing live content, or otherwise redirecting their engagement from the sensory stimulating experience.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Carl D. Marci, Brian Levine, Ravi Kanth V Kothuri, Caleb J. Siefert
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Patent number: 10839319Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for identifying and executing one or more interactive condition evaluation tests and collecting and analyzing user behavior data to generate an output are provided. In some examples, user information may be received and one or more interactive condition evaluation tests may be identified. An instruction may be transmitted to a computing device of a user and executed on the computing device to enable functionality of one or more sensors that may be used in the identified tests. Upon initiating a test, data may be collected from the one or more sensors. The collected sensor data may be transmitted to the system and processed using one or more machine learning datasets. Additionally, user behavior data may be collected and processed using one or more machine learning datasets. The sensor data, the user behavior data, and other data may be used together to generate an output.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: John Rugel, Brian Stricker, Howard Hayes, Surender Kumar, Matthew Olenak
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Patent number: 10835557Abstract: Methods of image analysis of large intestine contents for diagnosis and treatment are provided. Methods include introducing water controllably into a patient's large intestine, draining, by gravity and using a transparent drainage pipe, the introduced water with contents of the patient's large intestine, capturing images of the drained contents, optically through the transparent drainage pipe, and analyzing the captured images to extract diagnostic parameters therefrom. In addition, samples of the drained contents may be stored to form a stool bank and microbiome characteristics may be derived to suggest corresponding microbiota transplants.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: HyGIeaCare, Inc.Inventors: Gavriel David Meron, Mordechai Yehuda Frisch
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Patent number: 10827922Abstract: Optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) is an eye movement elicited by the tracking of moving objects in a visual field. It is characterized by an alternating smooth pursuit in one direction and saccadic movement in the other direction. The presence or absence of OKN indicates whether or not the moving stimulus was visible to the observer, without the explicit cooperation of the observer. It can be a tool for objective visual acuity assessment for patients such as young children who lack cognitive, attentional and language capabilities. Since the patient's head movement and unstable eye gaze may occur during the test, which often brings noises and irrelevant activities in the responses, making recognition of presence/absence of the OKN a challenging task. The present invention, using a dynamic velocity threshold (DVT) filter, provides a system and method for a quick and reliable OKN test and quantitative assessment of visual acuity.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Inventor: Zongqi Hu
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Patent number: 10820862Abstract: Provided are devices and methods capable of interfacing with biological tissues, such as organs like the heart, in real-time and using techniques which provide the ability to monitor and control complex physical, chemical, biochemical and thermal properties of the tissues as a function of time. The described devices and methods utilize micro scale sensors and actuators to spatially monitor and control a variety of physical, chemical and biological tissue parameters, such as temperature, pH, spatial position, force, pressure, electrophysiology and to spatially provide a variety of stimuli, such as heat, light, voltage and current.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Washington UniversityInventors: John A. Rogers, Igor Efimov, Sarah Gutbrod, Lizhi Xu, Andrew Bonifas, Richard Chad Webb, Ahyeon Koh
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Patent number: 10820832Abstract: A cough detection, analysis, and communication platform may be provided. The platform may comprise methods, systems, and a devices for detecting, analyzing, and communicating cough detection data. A cough detection device may comprise at least one microphone and analytic firmware used to employ methods of detecting, analyzing, and communicating the cough detection data. The analytic software may be updated to use the appropriate algorithms for an individual or corresponding demographic based on, for example, age and disease, with abnormal cough frequency components, abnormal cough frequency profiles, and alert thresholds. The cough detection device may be configured to communicate cough detection data to a server. The server, in turn, may be operative to process and communicate the data to a third party, such as, for example, a physician. Systems may further be operative to provide a user interface (e.g., mobile or web applications) for interfacing with the platform.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Quvium UK LtdInventor: Steven P. Schmidt
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Patent number: 10813593Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically performing one or more physiological measurements. In various embodiments, image and audio data of a setting in which a patient is present may be acquired via one or more recording devices (102). A determination may be made based on the acquired image and audio data of a state of activity associated with the patient. Based on the determined state of activity associated with the patient, a corresponding one or more physiological measurements of the patient to be obtained may be identified. One or more health sensors (122) may then be caused to be operated to obtain the corresponding one or more physiological measurements.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Marcus Schwenk, Alexander Dubielczyk, Harald Greiner
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Patent number: 10819720Abstract: An information processing device according to the present invention includes: a cluster analyzer that determines a cluster identifier indicating a cluster that is a result of classifying an alert, receives a classification result of the alert, and generates alert information that is information including the alert, the cluster identifier, and the classification result; a rule generator that calculates a number of occurrence times of a pattern that is a combination of information and includes the cluster identifier, extracts a frequent pattern, generates a classification rule used in setting of the classification result, and updates a previously generated old classification rule with a newly generated classification rule; and a rule applicator that sets the classification result included in the alert information.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi Ikeda
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Patent number: 10816317Abstract: Provided is a filamentous strain sensor element capable of detecting a relatively great tensile strain. The strain sensor element of which resistance value changes in response to stretch and to contraction in a longitudinal direction, includes: a first conductive portion that is filamentous and formed from a carbon nanotube bundle; and a second conductive portion that covers a peripheral surface of the first conductive portion and is elastic and conductive, in which the first conductive portion is discontinuous at one or a plurality of positions.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Yasuro Okumiya, Katsunori Suzuki, Koji Yataka, Yusuke Sato
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Patent number: 10817171Abstract: An identification system includes a mobile computing device having a memory and an establishing module establishing an identifying data set stored in the memory. The identifying data set includes an accumulated data gathered at the mobile computing device over an establishing period and is capable of uniquely identifying a user corresponding to the mobile computing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Apollo 13 Designs, LLCInventor: Michael K. Warren
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Patent number: 10812648Abstract: A device includes a context engine and a notification engine. The context engine determines a context indicator relative to received input while the notification engine selects, based on the context indicator and the received input, at least one type of notification from different types of notifications. A wearable electronic arrangement selectively communicates, and senses for different types of single user response to, at least a portion of the received input via the selected type of notification. The context engine receives feedback regarding the sensible different types of single user response to at least partially determine the context indicator.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael W. Hu, Shawn Richard Piper, Brian Spate, Juli Unger
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Patent number: 10803117Abstract: A computer-implemented method receives, from a user device, user ID information, a target emotional state value, and target time information, acquires personal physiological rhythm data of a user including a plurality of emotional state values from a data storage, acquires present time information, determines a present emotional state value from the plurality of emotional state values, calculates a difference value between the present emotional state value and the target emotional state value, estimates a spontaneous variation of an emotional state value based on the physiological rhythm data, compensates the difference value by the spontaneous variation, selects a content that is expected to cause the emotional state value of the user to change by the compensated difference value, and provides the selected content to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Miwa Fukino, Motoji Ohmori
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Patent number: 10799188Abstract: A method of generating a real-time electrophysiology map, such as a cardiac electrophysiology map, includes displaying a cardiac surface model and receiving a plurality of electrophysiology data points (e.g., using a plurality of intracardiac electrodes). The electrophysiology data from the received electrophysiology data points can be displayed and updated on the cardiac surface model in real-time when it satisfies a preset inclusion criteria, such as a projection distance criterion (e.g., the electrophysiology data point is within a preset distance of the cardiac surface model), a contact force criterion (e.g., the intracardiac catheter is exerting at least a preset contact force on the tissue surface), and/or an electrical coupling criterion (e.g., the electrode-tissue electrical coupling exceeds a preset threshold). New electrophysiology data points can be received when a triggering event, such as a point in the cardiac cycle, occurs, or according to a preset timer interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Erhan Erdemir, Wenwen Li, Carlo Pappone
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Patent number: 10799122Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for detecting a physiological response using different types of photoplethysmography sensors. Examples of physiological responses that may be detected include an allergic reaction, a stroke, a migraine, stress, certain emotional responses, manifestation of pain, and blood pressure. In one embodiment, a head-mounted contact photoplethysmography device measures a signal indicative of photoplethysmogram signal at a first region that includes exposed skin on a user's head (PPG signal). A camera, located more than 10 mm away from the user's head, captures images of a second region that includes exposed skin on the user's head. A computer detects the physiological response based on: (i) imaging photoplethysmogram signals (iPPG signals) recognizable in the images, and (ii) correlations between the PPG signal and the iPPG signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Facense Ltd.Inventors: Arie Tzvieli, Ari M Frank, Ori Tzvieli, Gil Thieberger
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Patent number: 10792087Abstract: A method for assessing a lesion formed between first and second regions of body cavity tissue, the method including using a first probe in contact with the tissue at a stimulus location in the first region, and applying to the tissue or sensing in the tissue a first activation signal having a first activation peak at a first time. Respective second activation signals having respective second activation peaks following the first activation signal are received from a second probe having multiple electrodes in contact with the tissue at respective sensing locations in the second region, and based on a temporal relation between the first and second activation peaks and a spatial relation between the stimulus location and the sensing locations, one of the multiple electrodes proximal to a gap in the lesion is identified. A map of the body cavity is displayed with the identified electrode marked on the map.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.Inventors: Andres Claudio Altmann, Assaf Govari
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Patent number: 10786201Abstract: This invention generally relates to methods useful for measuring heart rate, respiration conditions, and oxygen saturation and a wearable device that incorporate those methods with a computerized system supporting data collection, analysis, readout and sharing. Particularly this present invention relates to a wearable device, such as a wrist watch or ring, for real time measuring heart rate, respiration conditions, and oxygen saturation.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Orlando Sanguinette Hoilett, Ashlyn Twibell, Hyowon Lee, Rohit Srivastava, Jason D Ummel, Ryan Lindsey
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Patent number: 10786176Abstract: A fat thickness estimating device includes a storage unit that stores information indicating relationship between fat thickness and ratio of bioelectrical impedance in a first condition and bioelectrical impedance in a second condition, a measured impedance value acquiring unit configured to acquire a measured impedance value in the first condition of a target living body and a measured impedance value in the second condition of the target living body, and an estimation unit configured to calculate a fat thickness value in the target living body based on the information and a ratio of the measured impedance value in the first condition and the measured impedance value in the second condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON KITASATO INSTITUTEInventor: Satoru Nebuya
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Patent number: 10786173Abstract: Provided are a method, a device, a system, and a program for evaluating similarity of brain activity with respect to an object to be evaluated, using data obtained by a simple measurement of brain waves. Brain wave data related to cognitive processing with respect to a plurality of sensory stimuli are dimensionally compressed, and a distribution of the object to be evaluated is displayed on a two-dimensional plane or three-dimensionally. In this way, similarity of brain information with respect to the plurality of sensory stimuli is evaluated, and the similarity is visualized. The brain wave data related to the cognitive processing include brain wave data upon selection of a stimulus as a target, and brain wave data caused by a non-target stimulus event.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Ryohei Hasegawa, Tomomi Fujimura
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Patent number: 10790062Abstract: A system and method for tracking and optimizing health indices is provided. In some embodiments the system provides for tracking and/or optimizing health indices of one or more individuals having a particular genetic profile and adaptively managing external factors the individual experiences so as to optimize a change in one or more health indices based on the individual's genetic profile.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Inventor: Eugenio Minvielle
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Patent number: 10783801Abstract: In one example embodiment of the invention, a simulation based training system is provided having a sensor that unobtrusively collects objective data for individuals and teams experiencing training content to determine the cognitive states of individuals and teams; time-synchronizes the various data streams; automatically determines granular and objective measures for individual cognitive load (CL) of individuals and teams; and automatically determines a cognitive load balance (CLB) and a relative cognitive load (RCL) measure in real or near-real time. Data is unobtrusively gathered through physiological or other activity sensors such as electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors. Some embodiments are further configured to also include sociometric data in the determining cognitive load. Sociometric data may be obtained through the use of sociometric badges.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Aptima, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Beaubien, John J. Feeney, William N. DePriest, Scott M. Pappada
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Patent number: 10779146Abstract: A system for monitoring the characteristics of a material by measuring electrical properties of a material uses a material monitoring device and a cloud database that relates electrical properties of a material to characteristics of that material. The aging and fermentation processes of wine and other alcohols can be monitored. The status and decomposition of foodstuffs can be monitored. The progress of chemical reactions in a vessel can be monitored. Water quality of water from a water conduit can be monitored. These characteristics can be indicated on a product monitoring device or can be communicated to an external computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: IDEACURIA INC.Inventors: Gregory A. Agostinelli, Steven Nashed Hanna, Ionut Alexandru Mirel
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Patent number: 10765886Abstract: A method is for dynamically adjusting a circadian rhythm of an observer via a user device that includes control circuitry and an associated memory. The method includes determining a preconditioning schedule for at least one future event. Determining the schedule includes determining a preconditioning schedule for the at least one future events, including identifying a circadian shift needed, to the circadian rhythm of the observer, for the at least one future event, determining a timeframe for preconditioning, determining a per-day shift needed based upon the identified circadian shift needed and the determined timeframe, and determining if the needed per-day shift exceeds a threshold. Upon a determination that the per-day shift exceeds the threshold, the method includes setting the preconditioning schedule responsive to the determination to operate a light source to emit light based upon the preconditioning schedule.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Healthe Inc.Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, David E. Bartine, Mark Andrew Oostdyk, Matthew Regan, Robert S. Soler, Gregory Flickinger
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Patent number: 10770182Abstract: Embodiments herein include medical systems, devices, and methods for assessing the health status of a patient. In an embodiment, a method includes evaluating the presence of volatile organic compounds in a breath or gas sample of the patient with a plurality of graphene sensors to generate volatile organic compound data, wherein the plurality of graphene sensors include sensors that are specific for different volatile organic compounds. The method can further include collecting data regarding the patient's sympathetic nervous activity. The method can further include combining the volatile organic compound data with the collected data regarding the patient's sympathetic nervous activity to form a combined data set. The method can further include matching the combined data set against one or more data patterns to find the best match, the best match indicating the health status of the patient. Other embodiments are also included herein.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Gregory J. Sherwood, Kyle Harish Srivastava, Bryan Allen Clark, Justin Theodore Nelson, Carl Walter Bauer
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Patent number: 10765352Abstract: A multi-sensor non-invasive blood glucose monitoring instrument based on impedance spectroscopy-optical method, which belongs to a blood glucose measuring instrument for human body. The blood glucose monitoring instrument comprises a detection probe, a microprocessor, a display unit and a storage unit. The detection probe comprises a temperature and humidity sensor, an LED array, a photoelectric sensor, a pair of low-frequency electrodes, and a pair of high-frequency electrodes. The high-frequency electrode employs parallel electrodes, a matching inductor is directly soldered to the positive electrode or negative electrode of the electrode, and a shielding electrode is provided around the high-frequency electrode. The distance between the two low-frequency electrodes is 1 cm-2 m, and the low-frequency electrodes can test the low-frequency impedance of the tissue stably.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignees: Global Health Ark Medical Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd., Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Fei Tang, Zhanxiao Geng, Xiaohao Wang, Zhiwei Fan
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Patent number: 10771409Abstract: A real-time trigger for event-based electronic communication system messaging. In one embodiment, for example, an event caused by a user's activity or inactivity with respect to an online service is queued. When the event is dequeued, it is transformed to a trigger and the trigger is mapped to an action. The action is dispatched to a messaging track actor to carry out the action. Carrying out the action may include putting a user on a messaging track or transitioning the state of a user already on a messaging track.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Aditi Jain, Manveer Singh Chawla, Swapnil Zarekar, Yuanshen Xu, Karandeep Johar, Gianluca Venturini
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Patent number: 10765367Abstract: Modular physiological sensors that are physically and/or electrically configured to share a measurement site for the comfort of the patient and/or to ensure proper operation of the sensors without interference from the other sensors. The modular aspect is realized by providing outer housing shapes that generally conform to other physiological sensors; mounting areas for attachment of one sensor to another sensor; providing release liners on the overlapping sensor attachment areas; and/or providing notches, tabs or other mechanical features that provide for the proper placement and interaction of the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Kevin Forrest
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Patent number: 10768668Abstract: A robot system with a robot that has a camera and a remote control station that can connect to the robot. The connection can include a plurality of privileges. The system further includes a server that controls which privileges are provided to the remote control station. The privileges may include the ability to control the robot, joint in a multi-cast session and the reception of audio/video from the robot. The privileges can be established and edited through a manager control station. The server may contain a database that defines groups of remote control station that can be connected to groups of robots. The database can be edited to vary the stations and robots within a group. The system may also allow for connectivity between a remote control station at a user programmable time window.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: John Cody Herzog, Blair Whitney, Yulun Wang, Charles S. Jordan, Marco Pinter
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Patent number: 10758160Abstract: Disclosed embodiments describe techniques for body part motion analysis. A stretch sensor is attached to a body part. Tape can be applied to the body part, and the stretch sensor can be attached to the tape using connectors, hooks, snaps, or Velcroâ„¢. The stretch sensor changes electrical characteristics as it stretches. A sensor coupled to the stretch sensor collects changes in electrical characteristics based on motion of the body part. A communication unit provides information from the sensor to a receiving unit. Motion of the body part is shown on a display. The displayed body part can be an animation and can be displayed in the context of an overall body. The stretch sensor is used for measuring body part motion. An inertial measurement unit provides augmented motion information. The stretch sensor senses muscle activities such as muscle activation and deformation and provides movement angle, force and torque evaluation.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Figur8, Inc.Inventors: Nan-Wei Gong, Jennifer Maria Brine, Marius Gailius, Tiegeng Ren, Donna Susan Scarborough
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Patent number: 10762764Abstract: A biometric monitoring system is provided comprising one or more first biometric monitoring devices each comprising a first plurality of biometric sensors, a display screen, a first band body and a first securement mechanism coupling the first band body around a first user's body part. The system further comprises a second biometric monitoring device comprising a second plurality of biometric sensors, a second band body and a second securement mechanism coupling the second band body around a pregnant user's back, sides and midriff. The one or more first biometric monitoring devices are in wireless communication with one or more remote electronic devices and the one or more second biometric monitoring devices, and the one or more second biometric monitoring devices are in wireless communication with the one or more remote electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Inventor: Tomanika King
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Patent number: 10758180Abstract: A method of improving psychophysiological function of a subject performing a stress-inducing activity using a computer includes, after a plurality of sensors that monitor stress-indicating physiological parameters have been coupled to the subject and to the computer, providing, by the computer to the subject, a set of training segments that each present the subject with one or more visual, audible, or tactile prompts, wherein in at least one of the training segments, the prompts induce the subject to simultaneously perform both the stress-inducing activity and a relaxation-inducing protocol. The computer provides the set of training segments until a value of at least one physiological parameter that indicates stress in the subject is within a pre-defined range of a baseline value of the parameter, thereby indicating that the subject has successfully performed the stress-inducing activity while maintaining alertness with a relative minimum of stress.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Biofeedback Systems Design, LLCInventors: Daniel A. Kusik, Dejan Stankovic, Andrew M. Bourhis
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Patent number: 10757976Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a liquid-storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a control system. The second electrode is spaced from the first electrode. At least a portion of the liquid storage portion is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The control system is configured to measure an electrical quantity between the first electrode and the second electrode, and detect a draw on the aerosol-generating system based on the measured electrical quantity information.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jerome Christian Courbat
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Patent number: 10758145Abstract: It relates to the field of displaying the heart-rate data collected in an exercise test, in particular to a method for achieving a panoramic display during Electrocardiogram Exercise Test by using a time axis, comprising following steps: (a) building a horizontal axis (X axis) in units of time as a time axis, and building a vertical axis (Y axis) in units of heart rate, therefore forming a two-dimensional tendency chart; (b) collecting and storing real-time 12-lead ECG raw data, acquiring and storing real-time heart rate data, (c) setting a time vernier, wherein in a default status, the time vernier is located at the current moment, and it is connected with 12-lead ECG raw data.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Vales and Hills Biomedical Tech. Ltd.Inventors: Xiaodong Du, Yu Yang
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Patent number: 10758168Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided to automatically assess a plurality of fatigue mitigation strategies. In the context of a method, fatigue information is received for a subject and determination is made as to whether the subject is fatigued. In an instance in which the subject is fatigued, the method determines an estimated effectiveness of each of a plurality of fatigue mitigation strategies based upon fatigue information for the subject and one or more constraints and characteristics of a respective fatigue mitigation strategy. The determination of the estimated effectiveness of each of the plurality of fatigue mitigation strategies may also be based upon at least one of a time to become effective, a duration of the effectiveness and a side effect. The method also identifies at least one fatigue mitigation strategy to address fatigue of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventor: Lisa C. Thomas
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Patent number: 10755125Abstract: The present disclosure provides a non-invasive, inexpensive and unobtrusive system that enables heart rate (HR) monitoring by addressing the traditionally known issues with face video based systems due to respiration, facial expressions, out-of-plane movements, camera parameters and environmental factors. These issues are alleviated by filtering, pulse modelling and HR tracking. Quality measures are defined which incorporate out-of-plane movements to define the quality of each video frame unlike existing approaches which provide a single quality for the entire video. To handle out-of-plane movement, Fourier basis function is employed to reconstruct pulse signals at affected locations. Bayesian decision theory based method performs HR tracking using previous HR and quality estimates for improved HR monitoring.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDInventors: Puneet Gupta, Brojeshwar Bhowmick, Arpan Pal
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Patent number: 10750961Abstract: Provided are diagnosis assistance apparatus, diagnosis assistance method, and diagnosis assistance program, according to which it is possible to effectively assist diagnosis by making it easy to understand a state of biological information of a measurement subject.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Mitsuo Kuwabara
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Patent number: 10757253Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a patient response device. Patient response device includes: a processor controlling operations of patient response device, a network interface controller facilitating communication among patient response device, an emergency response system server and a communication system of an emergency response system, an emergency medicine storage, and a non-volatile memory. Emergency medicine storage includes one or more emergency medicine compartments for storing one or more patient specific emergency medicines for patients. Non-volatile memory stores an operating system, a GPS module for detecting GPS location of patient carrying patient response device, and a patient response device controller. Patient response device controller includes: a patient information storage module, a patient communication control module, and computer executable instructions. Patient information storage module stores patient's information.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Inventor: Xiao Jun Wen
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Patent number: 10750971Abstract: The invention relates to a portable device for video electroencephalography. The device has a central portion to which a plurality of arcuate arms are directly or indirectly connected in a movable manner. The arms together define a helmet structure adapted to be worn on the head of a patient, arm is configured to allow mounting of one or more electrodes which are connected to an electronic central unit mounted on the helmet structure. The device also has a supporting member and a video camera mounted on the supporting member so as to face the helmet structure, said video camera. The arms have a first arm and a second arm which extend away from each other in a longitudinal direction (L), as well as a third arm and a fourth arm which extend away from each other in a front direction (F). The first and second arms are pivoted on the central portion about respective axes parallel to the front direction (F), and the third and fourth arms are pivoted about respective axes parallel to the longitudinal direction (L).Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: AB MEDICA S.P.A.Inventors: Cosimo Damiano Puttilli, Mauro Picciafuoco, Pantaleo Romanelli
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Patent number: 10750955Abstract: A health & fitness tracking device may include a display that provides fitness information to a wearer of the health & fitness tracking device, at least one physiological sensor that obtains physiological data by monitoring at least one physiological condition of the wearer, at least one environmental sensor that obtains environmental data by monitoring at least one environmental condition, a data storage device that stores the physiological data, the environmental data, and medical history data relating to the wearer, a memory storing a computer program, and a processor that executes the computer program. The computer program may adjust a sensor configuration of the at least one physiological sensor based on the medical history data.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John Knickerbocker, Shriya Kumar